Population
The population of Hobart has been subject to gradual growth, normally slower than the mainland state capital cities, and normally subject to strong fluctuations based on economic factors. Whilst there have been periods of negative population growth, as a general rule, Hobart's population has risen slowly but steadily since settlement, and has enjoyed a strong recent increase in the early 21st century.
The modern Australian state of Tasmania is a multi-cultural society with a variety of different ethnic and national backgrounds. Hobart reflects this more than any other region within the state.
Increasingly, migrants come from Asia, but over 90% of Hobartians have a European background, and of those, 37.5% are described as Anglo-Celtic Australians – those with British and Irish ancestry. 31% are described to be of just English ancestry, 9% are of just Irish ancestry, and 7% of just Scottish ancestry. Since the end of World War II, migrants have also increasingly come from other parts of Europe, and notable communities of Italians, Greeks, Poles, Dutch, and Germans exist. The largest non-European communities in Hobart are Chinese and Hmong.
| City of Hobart Population by year |
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| 1803 | 433 |
| 1810 | 2,500 |
| 1824 | 5,000 |
| 1835 | 38,959 |
| 1842 | 57,420 |
| 1850 | |
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| 1930 | |
| 1968 | 140,000 |
| 1976 | 164,400 |
| 1981 | 173,700 |
| 1986 | 182,100 |
| 1991 | 183,500 |
| 1996 | 195,800 |
| 2001 | 197,282 |
| 2006 | 205,566 |
| 2020 | (projected) |
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